Borrowing Books and Other Items

The SCC Library’s collection of books, videos and other items is available to all current students and employees.

Who Can Check Out Books

You must be a current student (enrolled in classes in the current semester) or employee to check out books or other items. You may check out up to 7 items at a time, of which 2 may be from the reserve (textbook) collection. In addition to these 7, 3 items may be checked out from the instructional media collection.

Community users can purchase a borrower’s card at the Circulation Desk.

Library Card

Finding books

When you find an item, you will see the location, the call number, and the status. These are the keys to finding a book; you need to know if it’s available or checked out, which part of the library it’s in, and what the call number is.

Interlibrary Loan

Returning Materials

When you check out a book or other item, make sure you understand when it is due back at the library. Circulating items normally have a three-week loan period, but there may be exceptions to this rule. If you don’t return it on time, you will need to pay a fine.

If you don’t pay your fines promptly, your college record will be blocked, preventing you from registering for classes, ordering transcripts, and so on.